who wants that?
not me.
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
psalm 42:11
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."
romans 5:1-5
mjl.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
when life hands you lemons...SING!
I'm fairly certain I've asked this about a thousand times or so, but why, oh why, can't my life be a musical?
I know a lot of musical skeptics out there criticize musicals for being too unrealistic because "honestly, how often do large crowds break out into choreographed song/dance numbers?" but if you really look at musicals, it's not so much an actor making an unrealistic break from the monotony of speaking lines on stage, but a character who is so completely overwhelmed with [insert appropriate emotion here] that he/she simply cannot express how he/she feels in any other way than through song or dance.
See, the beauty of music is that it is able to be understood on nearly a universal level. It's kind of amazing when you think about it; the fact that we are able to take in something as seemingly simple as varying frequencies and pitches and are able to, not only hear & associate them with certain moods, but further convey our own emotions by constructing these pitches into melodies. It's beautiful! When you think about it, even a toddler learning to speak can tell the difference between what sounds like a 'happy' or 'sad' melody.
So it would make sense that something as intricate and beautiful as a song should be used to convey one's most emphatic emotions.
And that's how I feel.
I’ve been so overwhelmed with certain emotions lately that I would love nothing more than to literally drop everything and start singing at certain people.
That’s all for now.
mjl.
I know a lot of musical skeptics out there criticize musicals for being too unrealistic because "honestly, how often do large crowds break out into choreographed song/dance numbers?" but if you really look at musicals, it's not so much an actor making an unrealistic break from the monotony of speaking lines on stage, but a character who is so completely overwhelmed with [insert appropriate emotion here] that he/she simply cannot express how he/she feels in any other way than through song or dance.
See, the beauty of music is that it is able to be understood on nearly a universal level. It's kind of amazing when you think about it; the fact that we are able to take in something as seemingly simple as varying frequencies and pitches and are able to, not only hear & associate them with certain moods, but further convey our own emotions by constructing these pitches into melodies. It's beautiful! When you think about it, even a toddler learning to speak can tell the difference between what sounds like a 'happy' or 'sad' melody.
So it would make sense that something as intricate and beautiful as a song should be used to convey one's most emphatic emotions.
And that's how I feel.
I’ve been so overwhelmed with certain emotions lately that I would love nothing more than to literally drop everything and start singing at certain people.
That’s all for now.
mjl.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
oh, George
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
"Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility."
"Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below."
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
- George Orwell
on a side note. I saw a link to Obama quotes. A lot of them were about bringing changes to the Presidency. Hahahahah. I love the fact that change means bringing in a nearly identical cabinet to that of our last Democrat president's regime. Man, Barrie, way to push the envelope with your revolutionary "change".
I'd love to see a President who doesn't confine himself to party lines but would be willing to actually bring change to the office.
mjl.
"Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility."
"Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below."
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
- George Orwell
on a side note. I saw a link to Obama quotes. A lot of them were about bringing changes to the Presidency. Hahahahah. I love the fact that change means bringing in a nearly identical cabinet to that of our last Democrat president's regime. Man, Barrie, way to push the envelope with your revolutionary "change".
I'd love to see a President who doesn't confine himself to party lines but would be willing to actually bring change to the office.
mjl.
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